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SUMMARY:The Enigma of Georges Kopp\, with Quentin Kopp
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 ton]\n£6 from Haslemere Hall Box Office\n\nQuentin's father Georges Kopp\
 , born in 1902 in St Petersburg\, was George Orwell's Commander in Spain. 
 He was born the year before Orwell and died the year after. They both live
 d through very turbulent times. In this talk\, we learn not just about Kop
 p's time with Orwell but also about his inventive engineering talent.\n\nW
 e hear of Georges Kopp's early life before he went to The Spanish Civil Wa
 r in 1936\, his time with Orwell in Spain and his imprisonment by Russia's
  NKVD\, despite fighting against Franco. His Second World War included a v
 ery active time with the French Foreign Legion in the Battle of the Marne\
 , and behind the lines in France for British Intelligence. His case office
 r was Anthony Blunt. He had the distinction of being wanted by both Stalin
  and Hitler at different times.\n\nKopp and Orwell remained friends throug
 hout their sadly short lives. Orwell was a witness to Kopp's marriage to D
 oreen Hunton and visited their home in Scotland.\n\nGeorges Kopp was an in
 ventive engineer. His designs included everything from a child's buggy (pr
 e-cursor to Maclaren)\, a top loading washing machine (pre-cursor to Phili
 ps)\, and long wall coal cutting machinery.\n\nQuentin Kopp is Chair of Th
 e George Orwell Society.
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